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DailyFinance Zynga Game Network Now Bigger Than Electronic Arts
Welcome to the new world of gaming.
Zynga Game Network, maker of online games such as "FarmVille", is now worth more than gaming giant Electronic Arts (ERTS), Bloomberg News reported.
Zynga is valued at about $5.51 billion, according to SharesPost Inc, an exchange f...or shares in privately held companies. Electronic Arts is worth $5.16 billion on the Nasdaq....
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Published:2010-10-26 11:49:00 GMT
DailyFinance MySpace to Launch Web Series 'Jerk All-Stars'
MySpace will launch an original Web series focused on the so-called Jerk urban dance movement.
The series, "Jerk All-Stars" will consist of 14 episodes of several minutes each, with the series debuting next month Reuters reported. Sprite will be the exclusive sponsor....
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Jerk, or Jerkin', is a dance movement that originated in Los Angeles....
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Published:2010-10-25 10:58:00 GMT
DailyFinance Retail Investors Are Finally Warming Up to Stocks
Solid quarterly earnings and anticipation of more stimulus from the Fed have helped lift the Dow by 400 points over the past two weeks. However, another boost is coming from individuals who've begun moving money from bonds to equities.
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Retail Investors Are Finally Warming Up to Stocks originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 06:30:00.
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Published:2010-10-25 10:30:00 GMT
DailyFinance Nine Widely Owned Items That Cost Less Now Than a Year Ago
Even as consumers celebrate lower prices, economists fear that widespread price decreases signal more problems ahead for the U.S. economy.
To show the breadth of price declines, we've compiled a list of popular products that have dropped in price over the last year.
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Published:2010-10-22 22:00:00 GMT
DailyFinance Stocks Close Mixed on Earnings and G-20 Anxiety
Stocks closed mixed Friday's as another round of solid third-quarter earnings reports was checked by rising anxiety about the path of the dollar ahead of this weekend's meeting of the Group of 20 finance ministers.
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Stocks Close Mixed on Earnings and G-20 Anxiety originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 16:15:00.
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Published:2010-10-22 20:15:00 GMT
DailyFinance Nine Widely Owned Items That Cost Less Now Than a Year Ago
Even as consumers celebrate lower prices, economists fear that widespread price decreases signal more problems ahead for the U.S. economy.
To show the breadth of price declines, we've compiled a list of popular products that have dropped in price over the last year.
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Published:2010-10-22 14:00:00 GMT
DailyFinance Amazon, Facebook Help Launch $250 Million Social-Media Fund
Amazon.com Inc. and Facebook are among partners in a $250 million fund run by venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers that will support entrepreneurs creating social-media applications and services.
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Amazon, Facebook Help Launch $250 Million Social-Media Fund originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:37:00.
Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Media, Comcast, Amazon.com, Facebook
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Published:2010-10-21 22:37:00 GMT
DailyFinance Squeezing Seniors: Prices Spike as Social Security Stays Flat
Besides the unemployed, nobody is getting hurt worse in this economy than seniors. Prices on many commodities are skyrocketing, but the Consumer Price Index, which is the yardstick used to adjust Social Security for inflation, is virtually unchanged.
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Squeezing Seniors: Prices Spike as Social Security Stays Flat originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:40:00.
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Published:2010-10-19 15:40:00 GMT
DailyFinance Yahoo Will Roll Out Universal Authentication With Y Connect
In a sign that Yahoo is accelerating its efforts to join the social media revolution, word was leaked this weekend of a new offering, dubbed Y Connect, which would allow its customers to sign up for and sign onto media sites and other password-protected sites with a sin...gle click.
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Published:2010-10-18 13:00:00 GMT
DailyFinance The Price of Aging: Will It Break National Budgets?
Thirty out of 49 major developed countries could see their credit ratings plummet to junk status if they don't make changes soon, says a Standard & Poor's study. The biggest problem is health care spending on the elderly, particularly for long-term care.
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Published:2010-10-16 15:00:00 GMT
DailyFinance Phillies Fans Spend Their Way to the World Series
Philadelphia Phillies fans are outspending the fans of every other team on League Championship Series and World Series tickets. They've also boosted post-season sales of Phillies gear up 40% year over year. Will all the fan ferver help the team to victory?
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Published:2010-10-16 14:00:00 GMT
DailyFinance The Price of Aging: Will It Break National Budgets?
Thirty out of 49 major developed countries could see their credit ratings plummet to junk status if they don't make changes soon, says a Standard & Poor's study. The biggest problem is health care spending on the elderly, particularly for long-term care.
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Published:2010-10-16 12:00:00 GMT
DailyFinance Social Security Administration Says No Cost of Living Adjustment in 2011
There will be no cost-of-living adjustment in Social Security payments for 2011, the second straight year without an increase.
The Social Security Administration said today that inflation is too low to justify a boost. The decision will affect more than 58 million ret...irees and disabled Americans.
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Published:2010-10-15 12:58:00 GMT
DailyFinance Report: AOL Preparing Possible Yahoo Takeover Bid
AOL is reported to be collaborating with private equity firms to explore a possible Yahoo takeover attempt. In theory, an AOL-Yahoo deal would position the merged company to compete for online advertising dollars more effectively.
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Report: AOL Preparing Possible Yahoo Takeover Bid originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:00:00.
Filed Under: Technology, Media, Google , Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL,...
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Published:2010-10-14 01:00:00 GMT
DailyFinance Planet Walmart: Five Big Facts About the World's Largest Company
Walmart sales beat every other company's by a mile, but did you know that if Walmart were an army it would be bigger than Russia's and North Korea's combined? How do its revenues as national GDP stack up? How many miles will its truckers drive this year? Here's your cha...nce to find out.
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Published:2010-10-13 13:00:00 GMT
DailyFinance FourSquare Co-Founder Sees Credit Card Links, More User Rewards in the Future
FourSquare co-founder Dennis Crowley predicts credit cards may soon link to social networking websites, and consumers may be incentivized to actively promote advertisers' products and services.
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FourSquare Co-Founder Sees Credit Card Links, More User Rewards in the Future originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 12 Oct 2010 16:26:00.
Filed Under: Technology, IBM
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Published:2010-10-12 20:26:00 GMT
DailyFinance The Case for Sustainable Business as Good Business
In Sustainable Excellence, Aron Cramer and Zachary Karabell make a compelling argument that profits and sustainability aren't mutually exclusive. Their hype-free research is thorough, wide-ranging and cites examples at companies big and small. And it's perfectly timed.
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The Case for Sustainable Business as Good Business originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:30:00.
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Published:2010-10-12 17:30:00 GMT
DailyFinance Going Up or Down: Five Retailing Leaders -- and Five Laggards
Some merchants adjusted quickly to the "new normal" of penny-pinching shoppers, but others are still struggling with shrinking consumer budgets or headwinds they were fighting before the bottom fell out. Here's a look at the two groups that are going in two different di...rections.
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Published:2010-10-08 17:00:00 GMT
DailyFinance Going Up or Down: Five Retailing Leaders -- and Five Laggards
Some merchants adjusted quickly to the "new normal" of penny-pinching shoppers, but others are still struggling with shrinking consumer budgets or headwinds they were fighting before the bottom fell out. Here's a look at the two groups that are going in two different di...rections.
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Published:2010-10-08 15:10:00 GMT
DailyFinance Stimulus Program Sent Checks to 89,000 Dead, Incarcerated People
The federal government sent out checks to 89,000 dead or incarcerated people in 2009 as part of the $814 billion stimulus program, a watchdog reported.
One component of the stimulus plan was the distribution of $13 billion by the Social Security Administration, The Wa...shington Post said. The money was to go to 52 million eligible beneficiaries in checks of $250 each....
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Published:2010-10-08 10:32:00 GMT
DailyFinance Why Americans Lag in Life Expectancy -- Even as Health Care Spending Soars
A new study from Columbia University finds that the reasons America is lagging other countries aren't the commonly cited obesity, smoking, traffic fatalities and homicide. Rather, the problem has been poor health care, or rather, a poor health care system.
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Published:2010-10-07 16:50:00 GMT
DailyFinance Rising Suburban Poverty Challenges the Safety Net
While the Great Recession caused the U.S. poverty rate to hit a 15-year peak, a longer trend has seen suburban poverty increasing. According to a new report, the recession only exacerbated the problem, with social safety nets providing fewer services to meet the rising ...need.
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Rising Suburban Poverty Challenges the Safety Net originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 07 Oct 2010...
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Published:2010-10-07 16:00:00 GMT
DailyFinance Will Group Posts and Chats Give Facebook More Cliques?
Facebook on Wednesday said it has revamped its so-called 'Groups' feature to make it easier for members to send messages to subgroups of friends, instead of messaging either one person at a time or everyone on their friend list.
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Published:2010-10-07 00:00:00 GMT
DailyFinance Six Sneaky Ways Stores Get You to Buy More
Nothing in the layout of a retail store is random, from the baskets of enticing new products near the entrance to the packs of gum around the cash register. Retailers have come up with at least a half-dozen tricky tactics to amp up shoppers' bills.
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Published:2010-10-06 18:00:00 GMT
DailyFinance Goldman to Microsoft: Here's What Needs to Change
The investment firm wants to see Steve Ballmer & Co. jack up the dividend, design a coherent consumer strategy and lead in cloud computing. The launch of Windows Phone 7 will be a key indicator.
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... Goldman to Microsoft: Here's What Needs to Change originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:10:00.
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Published:2010-10-05 17:10:00 GMT
DailyFinance Goldman to Microsoft: Here's What Needs to Change
The investment firm wants to see Steve Ballmer & Co. jack up the dividend even more, design a coherent consumer strategy and exhibit leadership in cloud computing. The coming launch of Windows Phone 7 will be a key indicator of Microsoft's prospects.
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Goldman to Microsoft: Here's What Needs to Change originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 06:30:00.
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Published:2010-10-05 10:30:00 GMT
DailyFinance Twitter's Dick Costolo Replaces Evan Williams as CEO
Twitter CEO Evan Williams is stepping down from the top job at the microblogging service to direct product strategy. Chief Operating Officer Dick Costolo, a successful entrepreneur and former Googler, will assume CEO duties.
Continue reading Twitter's Dick Costolo Rep...laces Evan Williams as CEO
Twitter's Dick Costolo Replaces Evan Williams as CEO originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:05:00.
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Published:2010-10-04 20:05:00 GMT
DailyFinance Tablets and E-Readers Give Hope to Publishers, but Not Broadcasters
Publishers talk about the Apple iPad and Amazon Kindle and other tablet devices as their salvation. Now, new consumer research suggests that view may be grounded in reality: Tablet users are devouring more content -- and are reconciled to paying.
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Tablets and E-Readers Give Hope to Publishers, but Not Broadcasters originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 04 Oct...
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Published:2010-10-04 12:45:00 GMT
DailyFinance Why Stocks May Be Set for Fourth-Quarter Gains
Corporate balance sheets are at record levels, bulging with nearly $2 trillion in cash. That bodes well for more market-boosting deal activity and share buybacks. Plus, at some point fixed-income investors will tire of tiny returns on bonds and come back to equities.
...Continue reading Why Stocks May Be Set for Fourth-Quarter Gains
Why Stocks May Be Set for Fourth-Quarter Gains originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 04 Oct 2010...
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Published:2010-10-04 10:30:00 GMT
DailyFinance 'The Social Network' Finds Friends at the Box Office
The new movie about Mark Zuckerberg and the launching of Facebook racked up $23 million in its first weekend. Hardly a record, but considering the flick spotlights a geek who started a website, it's not too shabby.
Continue reading 'The Social Network' Finds Friends a...t the Box Office
'The Social Network' Finds Friends at the Box Office originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sun, 03 Oct 2010 21:30:00.
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Published:2010-10-04 01:30:00 GMT
DailyFinance 7 Bosses We'd Like to See Go Undercover
It's great fun to see big-shot CEOs get out of their corner offices on the hit television show, Undercover Boss. But it would be even more fun to see America's true corporate titans on the show. We imagine undercover assignments for Steve Jobs, Warren Buffett, BP's Bob ...Dudley and others.
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Published:2010-10-03 15:04:00 GMT
